Tag: cheyenne mountain state park
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Happy Trails: Splendid loop at the base of Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs
The large Limekiln parking lot at Cheyenne Mountain State Park was by no means full at our last visit. But it was as full as we had ever seen it. It got us thinking: Were more people in Colorado Springs taking advantage of the Keep Colorado Wild Pass? That’s the vehicle registration add-on that was…
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Neighbors concerned about new open space in Colorado Springs
A draft plan for a new open space in Colorado Springs was recently presented, ending in applause from an audience foreseeing the next great escape around the city’s southwest mountains. Not all were happy. “Think about us please,” Sandie Gilliam pleaded to the crowd, referring to her fellow residents of the Broadmoor Bluffs neighborhood. The…
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Plan for Colorado Springs’ Fishers Canyon to be presented
A plan for a new open space in Colorado Springs is to be unveiled at an upcoming meeting. The meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School, where city parks department officials will once again convene any and all interested in the future of Fishers Canyon Open Space. A meeting…
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Vision emerges for new Colorado Springs open space, Fishers Canyon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A vision is emerging for a new outdoor destination in Colorado Springs. City parks department officials recently held a public meeting to review two concepts for trails and development at Fishers Canyon Open Space, the 343 acres the city acquired in 2021. On the city’s…
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Vision emerges for new Colorado Springs open space, Fishers Canyon
A vision is emerging for a new outdoor destination in Colorado Springs. City parks department officials recently held a public meeting to review two concepts for trails and development at Fishers Canyon Open Space, the 343 acres the city acquired in 2021. On the city’s southwest side, the scenic woods and meadows rise behind the…
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Free entry to Colorado state parks for Fresh Air Friday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Parks and Wildlife claims the best deal for Black Friday: nothing to be bought, but the benefits of nature to be gained. It’s not Black Friday the agency recognizes, but rather Fresh Air Friday — free entry to the state parks the day after Thanksgiving.…
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Free entry to Colorado state parks for Fresh Air Friday
Colorado Parks and Wildlife claims the best deal for Black Friday: nothing to be bought, but the benefits of nature to be gained. It’s not Black Friday the agency recognizes, but rather Fresh Air Friday — free entry to the state parks the day after Thanksgiving. It’s the 10th year of the tradition in Colorado, providing…
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Meeting set to address concerns about future of Fishers Canyon Open Space in Colorado Springs
Another opportunity approaches for people to weigh in on the future of what some see as Colorado Springs’ next premier open space. That’s Fishers Canyon Open Space, the 343 acres acquired by the city’s Trails, Open Space and Parks (TOPS) fund in 2021. The land of pine and oak rising to granite promontories near 9,000…
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Great hikes for fall colors close to Colorado’s big cities
Come fall, Colorado’s city dwellers are quick to swap the concrete for nature’s glow. Except that doesn’t always happen so quickly. One often travels great distances, to great displays across the Continental Divide. But one doesn’t have to. Here are some great hikes within about an hour’s drive of the state’s two biggest cities. Denver…
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Free day coming up at Colorado state parks
Colorado’s birthday comes with a gift for nature-loving residents. As per tradition for Colorado Day — the day marking statehood granted in 1876 — state parks will waive admission fees. That will be on Aug. 5, the Monday following Colorado Day on Aug. 1. For those without a Keep Colorado Wild Pass or any other season…